Our
Ambas­sadors

“During my professional football career, I have had some major positive and negative experiences. If I had had someone in my life who would have stood by me in those moments, I would have made different choices. By opening up about our struggles and worries, we can be that person to others.”

“I want to make sure that the threshold for each individual is lowered to discuss mental problems. So that they do not, like me, keep those problems to themselves and therefore make the wrong decisions.”

“Many people think you show weakness when you talk to a mental coach. But it’s actually a strength. I would recommend it to anyone who is struggling with something they cannot solve on their own.”

“A lot of people think the modelling world is all travel and beautiful destinations. But no one sees all those hours you spend alone on a plane or in a hotel room. I’ve had times when I woke up and didn’t know where I was. Mentally, that’s tough.”

“I completely ignored my own interests. Not listening to myself to find out what my real needs are. But if I had kept pushing myself, I would have ended up in a burnout. The first precursors were already visible.”

“I always wanted to be liked by everyone. I wanted to please. Journalists, the public, the people at the club… When I realized that I had little influence over all of this, I was able to act more freely.”

“I am always, consciously or unconsciously, concerned about what others might think of me. As a result, I have always felt the need to prove to others that I am better than they think I am.”

“As a football player and as an entrepreneur, you have to deal with a lot of performance pressure. I have mostly tried to deal with it on my own, which made it a lot harder for me to cope with.”

“I was good at being a football player, but that was not who I am as a person. I had this anger about injustice, sadness and disappointment inside me every day. There were so many emotions that I had bottled up. As a result, I started having panic attacks.”